jigsaw

英 ['dʒɪgsɔː] 美['dʒɪɡsɔ]
  • n. 拼图玩具;线锯;镂花锯
  • vt. 用线锯锯

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词态变化


复数: jigsaws;

助记提示


1. jig "rapid up-and-down motion" + saw. also jig-saw.
2. 含义:vertical reciprocating saw.
3. originally one with pieces cut by a jigsaw.

中文词源


jigsaw 拼图,拼板玩具

jig,摇摆,快速移动,saw,锯子。比喻用法,用于指儿童拼图玩具。

英文词源


jigsaw (n.)
also jig-saw, "vertical reciprocating saw," 1855, American English, from jig with its notion of "rapid up-and-down motion" + saw (n.1). Jigsaw puzzle first recorded 1906; originally one with pieces cut by a jigsaw.

双语例句


1. This process is akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle.
这个过程和拼图相似。

来自柯林斯例句

2. to do a jigsaw
拼图画

来自《权威词典》

3. Spread out all the pieces before you begin the jigsaw.
拼图之前先把所有的小片摊开.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.
一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. One piece of the jigsaw is still missing.
有一片拼图仍未找到.

来自《简明英汉词典》